Teams Baltimore Ravens - Rise and Conquer

[exe ex machina]

Ex-Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome still has a role in the front office.
Newsome has ceded the general manager job to Eric DeCosta, but he is still involved in the evaluation process and even played a role in landing Earl Thomas in free agency. "He’s grinding tape," DeCosta said. "He’s really been a valuable resource for me in terms of discussing players and what do you see. I think he’s really having fun with it." One of the best GMs in NFL history, Newsome should continue to be a valuable voice for DeCosta.
SOURCE: ESPN
Apr 9, 2019, 2:22 AM

 

[drd23]

That's not exactly news. He and Eric have been joking that Ozzie would be the leagues highest paid scout since when Ozzie announced his stepping down from the GM role two years ago

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

In future run everything past drd first before you post to make sure it's actually news according to him please GG & ESPN

 

[exe ex machina]

In future run everything past drd first before you post to make sure it's actually news according to him please GG & ESPN

will he appreciate a million unread posts in his private inbox?

 

[exe ex machina]

Good article about Eric DeCosta....


http://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-...a-master-of-determination-patience-and-pranks

 

[drd23]

Great to have him for another year. I'll miss him when he does eventually retire

 

[exe ex machina]

i will too, drd23 , i will too

 

[exe ex machina]

 

[Toadvine]

So who does everyone want and who does everyone think we'll take this Friday/weekend? Doesn't have to be in 1st round. We'll probably trade out anyway.

 

[exe ex machina]

Marquisr Brown?

 

[Toadvine]

I like Winovich and Bradbury. AJ Brown or Whiteside would be good in round 2 or 3. I know nothing though.

Kind of feels good to not be so invested this year as I've done barely any research.

 

[drd23]

Who do I think we take? I have no idea.

There's a reasonably long list of players I'd be happy with, but it'd depend on where we are picking.

One thing I do hope for, is that if there is an elite prospect sitting there when we're on the clock a #22, that we don't do what we did last year and trade down instead. If a guy like Jeffery Simmons or Montez Sweat (assuming the doctors have cleared his heart condition and whatever these new character concerns are aren't actually that bad) are available, we need to pick them

 

[drd23]

Marquisr Brown?

Hope not. I'm not convinced that a tiny deep threat is the best sort of WR to pair with LJ8, and that is before I get to my concerns about his Lisfranc injury or his lack of size

 

[Toadvine]

interesting tidbit in the Athletic chat this morning

Michael M.
A lack of aggression in early/mid rounds as left the Ravens high and dry when it comes to receivers like JuJu. Do you foresee a more aggressive approach if there is a run on receivers in the 2nd & 3rd?

Jeff Zrebiec
I do. I wrote a bit about this yesterday in my WR story. They wanted Cooper Kupp two years ago and he was taken 5 picks before them. They wanted Washington last year and he was taken 5 picks before them. DeCosta has said that the Ravens understand better that WRs are usually drafted earlier than where they are necessarily ranked on board, because everybody is trying to develop them. So I could see them being more aggressive. I just feel like DeCosta wants to bury that narrative that Ravens can't draft and develop WRs. So if they have a guy they love in that third-round range, I can see them making sure they get him. But it's not easy to move up. They're not going to mortgage most of their draft for a 2nd/3rd round WR, nor should they.

 

[exe ex machina]

nor should they

We need WRs for Jackson.
But I can see where this is going....still rely heavily on the run, rpo, option. Wait and see if Jackson takes that leap.
Wouldn't be surprised if we draft Tyree Jackson btw
I'd love that....just in case.
Lamar and Tyree O' Jacksons.

 

[drd23]

 

[drd23]

 

[Toadvine]

Interesting move right before the draft. Setting up a contingency plan for if we can't pick a edge we like or trying to throw teams off the scent of us wanting to pick a pass rusher in the 1st?

 

[drd23]

I think it's just due diligence/letting his camp know we're serious about him after May 7th should we not draft 2 EDGE players

 

[Toadvine]

Marquisr Brown?

good call

 

[trueblue_91]

I don't know enough about the back end of the first round prospects to know if this is a good pick or not. Watching Hollywood's highlights though, at the very least, this is fun pick.

 

[drd23]

I'm not convinced by Hollywood for the Ravens but I don't hate it like I did with Perriman

 

[trueblue_91]

Our track record with drafting WRs in the first round is not great.

Who would have you preferred at #25 drd23 ?

 

[SnakeMan86]

We've stockpiled a bunch of picks together now in rounds 3 and 4, I can see us packaging them to trade into the early/mid second round with them on the defensive side.
Round 3, 22/39
Round 4, 11/21/25

 

[drd23]

Who would have you preferred at #25 drd23 ?

Montez Sweat, Cody Ford, N'Keal Harry if we were going to go with a WR.